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The effect of cytotoxic lymphocytes on contraction, action potential and calcium handling in cultured myocardial cells.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8540399     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Cytotoxic T lymphocytes are important in the pathogenesis of several disease states, yet the pathophysiology of the lymphocyte-myocyte interaction is not well known. We have developed in vitro viral and autoimmune models to study the physiological phenomena associated with this interaction. To produce these models, lymphocytes were obtained from adult rats injected either with mengo virus or autologous cardiac myocytes. Cardiac myocytes from neonatal rats were then exposed to these lymphocytes. In both models, reversible physiologic changes in myocytes preceded irreversible cell damage. The physiologic changes included reduced amplitude of myocyte contraction, impairment of relaxation and prolongation of the duration of contraction and action potential. In addition, oscillations were noted in the plateau phase of the action potentials. These physiologic changes were accompanied by an early elevation in the cytosolic free calcium concentration, a late elevation in the total exchangeable calcium pool, and attenuation of the [Ca2+]i transient signals. Verapamil inhibited the late elevation in the total exchangeable calcium pool, but failed to inhibit the early elevation in the cytosolic free calcium concentration. These phenomena may explain transient cardiac functional abnormalities that may appear during myocarditis prior to cell destruction.
Authors:
Y Hasin; Y Eilam; D Hassin; R Fixler
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Advances in experimental medicine and biology     Volume:  382     ISSN:  0065-2598     ISO Abbreviation:  Adv. Exp. Med. Biol.     Publication Date:  1995  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-02-02     Completed Date:  1996-02-02     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0121103     Medline TA:  Adv Exp Med Biol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  229-38     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Cardiology Department, Hadassah Medical Organization, Jerusalem, Israel.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Action Potentials / immunology
Animals
Calcium / physiology*
Cell Death
Cells, Cultured
Coculture Techniques
Cytotoxicity, Immunologic
Mengovirus / immunology
Myocardial Contraction / immunology*
Myocardium / cytology,  immunology*
Rats
T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / immunology*,  virology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
7440-70-2/Calcium

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